Nest.



PATEN TED FEB. l2, 1907.

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APPLIGATION FILED sEPT.19,19oe.

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, P. E. SMIDESANG.

No. 843,850A

NEST.

APPLICATION FILED sBPT.19,1906.

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FEDER E'. SMDESANG, OF'WYLIEphHNNESOT.

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Telo. 843,859.

specification of Letters raient.

Patented Feb l2, 190?.

Application filed. September 19,1906. Serial No. 335.338.

To a/ZZ whom t may concern: l l Be it known that l, PEDERE. SMIDESANG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wylie, in the county of Red Lake and biate of Minnesota, have invented certain new and. useful improvements in Nests; and l do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto whch it appertains to make and use the same.

iviy invention relates to new and useful improvements in nests, and more particularly to that class adapted to be used for poultry; and my object .isl to provide a device of this class whereby the egg will be immediately removed from the nest and deposited ina suitable receptacle, `thereby obviating any rossi-bility of the egg becorrnng heated by the idwl remaining upon the nest.

A further object is to provide suitable means for constructing the nest so that the same will havea soft and pli-able surface.

A further object is to provide means for retaining a decoy-egg within the nest. A still further ob] ect is to provide suitable means for removing certain parts of the nest, whereby the same may be thoroughly cleansed and sterilized. f

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to in the speciiication, and more particularly pointed out in the claims. In the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this application, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved nest complete. Fig. 2 is a .central longitudinal sectional View thereof. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3 3, llig. 2. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on the `line 4 4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a perspective view oi' a device to form the upper portion of the nest, and Fig. i3 is a perspective view of the floor of the nst and parts carried thereby.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar reference-numerals designate `corresponding parts throughout the several views 1 indicates a housin in one end of which is proarfowl may gain access to the ousing.

Mounted on suitable supports 3, within the housing 1, is the iioor 4 of the nest proper,

which is preferably disposed at an angle, so

that any object deposited thereon will be directed to the rear end of the housing. The upper surface of the door 4 is preiera ly provided With any form of cushioning material which meansl 5, as oil-cloth or the like, while the rear end and two sices of the floor are provided with padding 6, preferably excelsior, secured in place by thecushioning material Extending entirely around the interior ot the housing 1 and resting upon the padding 6 is a ring 7, preferably constructed by assembling Loget ier a quantity oi' hay, grass,

or the Lke and binding the same with anyalso provided near its central portion with an,

opening 10, in which is secured a decoy-egg 1 1, said egg being held within the opening 10 in any manner, as by disposing a cleat 12 be low the opening 10, the opening 10 being so formed that it will lit the conteur of the egg 11 and'prevent the same from moving upwardly through the opening.

in order to prevent the egg irom'becoming broken when descending through the opening 9, l have disposed in the lower portion of the housing 1 a traine 13, over the upper surface of which is disposed a covering 14, preferably of oil-cloth, the frame 13 being higher at the rear end than at the iront end, so that the egg will travel over the surface et the covering 14 and be deposited near the iront end of the housing 1.

In the front portion of the housing 1 i have provided a door 15, through which iam enabled to gain access to the lower portion of the housing 1 thereby enabling me to readily remove the eggs deposited upon the frame. lt will also be seen that the frame 13 may be readily removed from the housing, so that the same may be cleansed and renovated. The lower edge of the door 15 is provided with pins 16, which take into suitable bores in the projecting end 18 of. the lloor of the housing 1, so that .the lower edge of the door order to gain readyaccess to the interior of IOO f floor in said housing, a padding on said floor,

- said floor having an opening therethrough the housing'l', I have provided a closure 20 for the upper end thereof, so that by removing said closure the ring 7 and floor 4 may be readily removed from the housing. f

It will be seen that I have provided acon-V venient nest which may be moved from place to place and one wherein the eggs will not become broken when deposited therein, and it will also lbe seen that the,` egg will immediately descend into the compartment below the nest as soon as the fowl leaves the housing,.so that the egg will not become heated by another fowl entering the housing. It will be further seen that 1 have so constructed my improved nest that the several parts thereof` may be 'readily removed from 'the housing and thoroughly 'cleansed and steril- What I claim is- 1. In a device ofthe 'class described, the combination with a suitable housing havinv an opening in one end thereof, of an inclined a cushioning-ring disposed around the edges of said floor and resting upon said padding,

near its inclined end and means below said t eo ening.

2. n a device bf the class described, the combination with ya housing havin an opening in one end thereof, of an inc ined floor having an opening therein, a covering on said floor, a 'padding for said Hoor, a cushioningfor said frame.l

3. In a. device of the elass described, the eombinatlon with a housing having an open-- ing in one end thereof, of an inclined iioor in said housing having an opening near .its .rear end, a padding on said floor, a flexible eushioning-ring disposed upon said padding, a decoy-egg seeured in an opening in said -floor, a

tapered frame below said floor, a flexible covering for said frame and a door 'in thev forg ward end of said housing.

4. In a deviee of the class described, the

combination with a housing having an open-l A 1n in one'endthereoia removable cover-for said houslng and a door 1n one end of said housing below the opening therein, of an inelined lioor having an opening near its rear end, a covering for said Hoor, a padding seeurded to said 110er, a cushioning-ring above sai Inova ly secured in said housing, a tapered frame below said floor and a flexible covering In testimony whereof I-h'ave signed my adding, said ring and ioor being rename to this specification in the presence of n two subscribing witnesses.

PEDER E. sMiDEsANG. Witnesses:

B. E. BURKEE,

WM. EieKHoF-F. 

